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  • MySQL in WordPress 3.9 – Implications for Plugin Authors

    If you’re a pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in…

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  • MySQL in WordPress 3.9

    In WordPress 3.9, we added an extra layer to WPDB, causing it to switch to using the mysqli PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher library, when using PHP 5.5 or higher. For pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of…

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  • Welcome

    Welcome to the official blog for the WordPress Support team. Need help with a WordPress issue? You can find help with your WordPress problem by posting in the support forums or asking on the #wordpress IRC channel. Want to get involved? Answering a question in the support forums or on IRC is one of the…

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  • Hello In case you haven’t noticed WordPress org…

    Hello, In case you haven’t noticed, WordPress.org profile redesign is up. People can now get badges for their contributions. Here is an example for polyglots https://profiles.wordpress.org/vanillalounge/. @vanillalounge I assume that you have access to the list of people currently contributing in make/polyglots. Could you please send it to someone in metaMeta Meta is a term…

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  • JSON REST API: Version 0.9

    Hi everyone! I’m happy to announce that version 0.9 of the JSONJSON JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML. REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful…

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  • Hi I have a request regarding renaming Divehi…

    Hi I have a request regarding renaming Divehi laguage to Dhivehi. Official name is “Dhivehi” not Divehi. So could you please make this change. And also dv_MV is a rtl language. #dv #request Login to ReplyClear to-do

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  • Your First Theme

    Migrated.

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  • The GPL and WordPress Themes

    Migrated.

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  • Part Zero: Getting Started with WordPress Theme Development

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  • Credits

    Thanks to everyone who has contributed time, thought, content, blood, sweat and tears to make this handbook including: The WordPress Docs Team Handbook Wrangler: Hanni Ross (@hanni) PluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new…

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